"Blind Faith" | ||||
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Single by Warrant | ||||
from the album Cherry Pie | ||||
Released | July 1991 [1] | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Glam metal [2] | |||
Length | 3:33 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jani Lane | |||
Warrant singles chronology | ||||
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Blind Faith is American rock band Warrant's fourth power ballad. It was released in 1991 as the fourth single from Warrant's second album Cherry Pie . The song charted at #88 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. [3]
The power ballad features acoustic guitar, banjo, piano mixed in with guitars. [4] The music video begins in black and white with Jani Lane singing and playing guitar against a black background. The band joins him at the chorus and the video turns into color.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Blind Faith" | 3:32 |
2. | "Mr. Rainmaker" | 3:29 |
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 88 |
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [6] | 39 |
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